Robert Weaver Email & Phone Number

Reston, Virginia, United States

Director, Business Development for the Spike Business Line. Responsible for the promotion, sales, and improvements of Rafael's Spike aerial missile system. Rafael Systems Global Sustainment, LLC (RSGS) is a U.S. subsidiary and authorized broker for Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (RADS), Ltd. serving North America. It is our mission to deliver tested and proven technical solutions along with technical and sustainment support for needed capabilities to Federal and State agencies.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provides mission critical sourcing, storage, and delivery of petroleum products and related services. Lead and oversee the conception, capture and implementation of business opportunities providing logistics services to the Department of Defense and commercial providers. • Coordinated the launch and operation of a startup energy and consulting company. Wore multiple hats in an entrepreneurial setting.

Pentagon, Washington Dc

Plans and synchronizes global Army strategic logistics efforts including congressional testimony, communications and vision; and prepares complex logistics issues including depot maintenance for presentation to Army senior leaders. Represents Army logistics equities across Army, Office of the Secretary of Defense staffs and defense industry representatives.• Developed a strategic communication and engagement strategy to educate Congress on a logistics enterprise resource program preventing an annual $30 million decrease in funding. • Hand-picked by the Army’s top logistics officer to reshape communications with Army logisticians, and to help influence the logistics effectiveness of a million-soldier Army.• Trusted advisor and consultant to senior leaders for the business strategy on budgeting and management decisions for the more than $10 billion sustainment budget helping balance portfolio risk against opportunities.• Planned, coordinated and marketed multiple educational events to bring senior army leaders, academia, industry representatives and senior commercial executive partners together to exchange ideas and create business opportunities.

Pentagon, Washington Dc

Synchronized and integrated Army plans, policies and procedures for Operational Energy, Contingency Basing, Operational Contract Support and Installation Logistics Readiness Centers. • Selected by the Army Executive Leaders to represent logistics equities for the Army’s Acquisition Reform Task Force setting the direction for current reforms and the foundation of the Army’s Futures Command.• Provided staff and policy oversight of the multi-billion dollar Logistics Civilian Augmentation Program, including overseas staff assistance visits to resolve problems.• Led multiple cross functional teams to establish and publish Army basing policies to improve expeditionary support and drive demand reduction for energy

Bagram, Afghanistan And Fort Knox, Ky

Provided oversight and direction to more than 16,000 personnel ensuring to synchronize and provide operational sustainment and distribution management in support of all US Forces in Afghanistan.

Kaiserslautern, Germany

Provided comprehensive energy solutions to all Defense operations in Europe and Africa. Managed, trained, and developed 175 personnel operating 18 offices in six countries with a $100 million budget. • Managed and supervised the operations of 55 Defense Fuel Supply Points and five major international petroleum pipeline systems to maintain $1.2 billion of inventory annually.Coordinated with the program manager, suppliers, and customers to successfully implement DLA’s Enterprise Resource Planning business system.• Won three DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Awards, more than any other organization producing more than $20 million in annual savings; Drove growth opportunities by being more responsive and efficient than competitors. Built trust with commercial partners to accept high risk missions.• Improved and capitalized on relationships with international partners to meet emerging missions in austere European and African locations utilizing 22 international agreements valued at $48 million.

Coordinated the integration of supply, ground and aviation maintenance, transportation, and services for over 20,000 soldiers in five organizations distributed across six European installations.• Planned and coordinated the headquarters reorganization to a modular formation 17 months ahead of schedule including the synchronization of people, equipment, and facilities. • Used logistics expertise to drive process improvements to streamline the turn-in and redistribution of property increasing time available to train by 20% improving overall readiness across the theater.

Fort Riley, Ks

Planned, resourced, and synchronized the execution of transportation, supply, maintenance, and services to meet all logistics requirements for a Mechanized Infantry Division of over 15,000 soldiers. • Integrated aviation and ground maintenance assets and efforts for successful reset of two brigades’ equipment requiring extensive coordination with the Aviation and Missile Command.• Provided leadership to win two Army level awards for Maintenance Excellence and one Army level Supply Excellence Award, improving overall readiness and compliance levels.

Fort Riley, Kansas And Baghdad Iraq

Supported combat operations for a Brigade of over 4,500 soldiers for 15 months. Successfully provided leadership, training, resourcing, and risk management for 770 soldiers in eight diverse units within the Battalion. • Overcame resource constraints to build and train the organization from the ground up to deploy and support combat operations, earning the Valorous Unit Award for extraordinary heroism in combat.• Provided city manager functions including housing, logistics, force protection, public works, as well as resource management and execution of extensive day-to-day operations to over 8,000 personnel.

Fort Bragg, Fort Lee, Fort Campbell, Fort Belvoir, Schofield Barracks And Iraq

Demonstrated excellence in supply, distribution and maintenance operations from the tactical to the strategic level, including multiple combat deployments and exercises. Proficient in change management and Enterprise Resource Planning systems implementation. Served in rapid deployment units, Mobil Oil Corporation (fellow), Defense Logistics Agency, and United States Army Pacific.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mineral Economics

Master Of Science - Ms, Management Of Technology

Master Of Science - Ms, Strategic Studies

Certificate, Executive Leadership